Mom's Black-Eyed Peas

This is a family variation of a Lebanese green bean and meat stew. I grew up eating this every New Year's, and it is the only way my family will eat their peas! I try to include 1 bag of frozen field peas with snaps in my recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 579 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 pounds cubed beef stew meat
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced, or to taste
• 2 onions, sliced into thin slivers
• 3 (16 ounce) packages frozen black-eyed peas

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir the onions in the melted butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beef and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender and the juices have cooked away, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in the garlic and peas; pour in enough water to cover. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover, and simmer over low heat until the peas change color and are tender and hot, and almost all of the liquid has been absorbed, about 1 hour.